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CL'RRI N'i "TOPICS.
It is settled that Great Britain
is to embark on the policy of old
age pensions. The house of lords
will pass, though with great reluc-
tance, the measure sent to it by the
house of cptninons. It passed there
with ;,Aistantial unanimity, for
both parties have for years been
flirting with old ago pensions, and
the house of lords does not dare
to reject the bill. Tho project is
emphatically a leap in the dark.
The gosernntent estimates that out
tf a population of 1,251,000 aged
'70 or over there are 500,000 who will
be untitled to claim free, noncon-
tributory pensions. The first pro-
position was to pay $1.25 a week to
single persons and $1.87 to mar-
ried couples. It was assumed that
the total cost to the taxpayers
would be $25,000,000 to begin with.
But the bill was amended in sev-
eral particulars while being put
through the house of commons.
Aged couples are to draw pensions
nlr.if they were single. It was pro-
vided originally that the man who
had saved enough to insure himself
.a private income exceeding even
by a penny 82.50 a week should not
b. enrolled among the pensioners.
This has been modified so as to al-
low of a limited participation in
the pension benefits. These changes
raise the estimated sum required
to $30,000,000 and perhaps $40,000,-
000. If the estimates as to the num-
ber of worthy aged poor shall prove
to have been too low more than
forty millions may bo required.
"TO Hh1I THAT KNOWETII"
The Sins of Omission are the Pitfalls for
Many Failures
In the presence of such a text all
sins separate themselves into two
classes, like the sheep and the goats
in the judgment, and the sins of
omission take the left hand, for they
aro worse. Few people realize the
gravity of these sins. "See," said
the young man who came running to
Christ, "all these commandments
have I kept from my youth up; what
lack I yet 1" He never dreamed
there were sins of omission.
It. is not impossible to keep the ten
commandments, at least in the let-
ter. Thousands there are who do
not worship false gods, who do not
swear or break the Sabbath, who
honor their parents and hold sacred
the family relations, who would
scorn to steal or lie, and if possess-
ed of good health are not tempted
to covet. But, having done this,
have they fulfilled all righteousness? why the attainments of present civ -
When Jesus had a great truth to ilization should not have been reach -
utter He made a parable and at the ed a thousand years sooner. \\'e
sante titno poured it full of vital say "It takes time" to do things. In
truth, so that the truth would keep mine cases out of ten it is simply
the parable alive and the parable an excuse for our unwillingness to
embody act promptly at the call of duty and
according to the light we have.
There is nothing the mutter with
this world, except that it "knows to
do good," but hesitates, deliberates
and arrives too late by some cir-
cuitous route. We must teach our
youth to harness knowledge and do-
ing and the marvels of the present
will be eclipsed by greater. We
must swing the whole fabric of mod-
ern life from the negative basis in
action, ethics and religion -the
"Thou shalt not" regime of the past
to the positive basis of life suggest-
ed in one test :-"To him that know-
eth to do good and deeds it not, to
him it is sin."
Certainly no man or institution
can achieve greatness or endure for
any length of time who knoweth to
do good and doeth it not.-Itev.
Adam Iteock.
This also was a sin of omission.
While sins of co,nmission have slain
their thousands, sins of omission
have s'ain their tens of thousands.
The study of misfortunes and evils
always reveals the sin of omission
as the underlying cause. 1f events
could be reversed as easily as mov-
ing pictares may bo wo would in
every case discover the place where
an ounce of prevention would have
outweighed a ton of cure.
We can measure the results of sins
of commission. and we often circ
greatly impressed, but the sins of
omission will not plead their case
until we all stand before the Judge.
There is no premonitory intimation,
and the disclorures will be astound-
ing. There seems
ONE DISCOVERABLE REASON
THE TRUTH FOR AGES
just as the soul vitalizes the body
and the body contains the soul. We
have some of these parables as fresh
and pertinent as if uttered for the
hour. If wo balance the emphasis
of al the parables of Jesus the over-
whelming weight rests on this very
point -the seriousness and danger
of sins of omission.
The measure has been energeti- Every ono knows well the poor fel-
-sally opposed on two grounds. One low with the one talent. His sin was
is that it is socialistic, that it will a sin of omission. He neglected to
discourage thrift by encouraging improve his talent. Five expectant
men to look to the state for sup- ! virgins were shut out from the wed-
port in their declining years in ! ding. What was their mistake?They They took no oil with them. It was
stead of depending upon their own sin of omission. In that scene of the
exertions. Another is that in sec!: judgment those who condemned
ing for the money with which to , were turned away because they fail -
meet pension requirements protec-I cd to help their unfortunate fellows.
tive duties will be resorted to. That.
is Lord Cromer's fear. It appears THE SUNDAY
to him flat the free trade policy
.of the last sixty years is menaced.
His fears may be well founded.
'There will be more certainty on the
point a y.ar hence, after the pen-
sion plan shall have been put in
oration and ,its cost be better
known. It is ajperious if not peri -
1 us experiment which is sure to
leave far-reaching consequences.
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Those who imagine that the Ger-
man emperor and his military
chiefs are constantly planning at -
SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
ACG. 16.
Lesson 1'11. Saul Tries to hill
U:+t 1+1. Golden 'Text
I'sa. b1. 11.
Verse 6. When David returned -
Saul is actually in command, but
the interest of the writer centers,
rather, in David. All the remain-
ing history of Saul's reign is writ -
tacks on England or France and ten from the standpoint of sympi-
thinking of war in the near future thy and familiarity with Dav• 1
will be rather puzzled is; a bulls. The women carne out -All thn
able men being in the returning
tin that has just been issued by the army. This has been a customary
;xneral staff of the kaiser's army. sort of homecoming for victorious
I he document is the work of an au- troops in all countries, and in all
thority, General Blume, and it is times; it had an added religious
full of interest. Exactly why it is significance in the case of the
Israelites.
issued just at this tine has not been Singing and dancing -There later
carne to be a professional class of
women among the ,Taws who were
employed on various occasions to
give vent to the appropriate emo-
tions --sorrow or joy, as the case
The bulletin declares that the might be. This, however, was a
next European war would be a spontaneous outburst of genuine
vcritable orgy of blood ; that each gladness and expressed itself in the
-of the powers concerned would lose common forms of singing commetn-
i►00,000 men. killed and wounded, if orative verses and dancing. The
leader in the dance was followed in
the war lasted as long as the Rus- procession by the others who inii-
so-Japanese conflict; that the cost tated her movements and respond.
explained, but perhaps the inten-
tien is to give the jingoes and fire -
•eaters food for reflection.
in treasure would amount, in Ger-
many's case, to 81,500,000,000 a
ye r, and that the indirect cost,
t ouch financial depression and
the paralysis of industry. would be
far greater. General Blume adds
ed in the choruses which were sung. phrase often means "pn,spe:ed, '
Compare the case of Miriam (Exod. but there is no reason for not tak-
15. 20) and Deborah (Judges 5. 1). ing it literally here. David already likewise was guarded by awned Ren-
foreDavrthe d tiark lof danced
Jehovah ras joyth ebe-• showed the same prudence and wis- tries and enclosed within a suppos-
fore it and brought it up to Jens-
, ttf m which was to mark his years edly burglar-proof steel grille. For
cueI h' o power. a long time the audacious robbery
was enshrouded in the mystery that
seems inseparable from this class
of crime. But eventually, although results may be accomplished by an
the identity of the robber was nev- earnest word spoken at the right
er properly established, the bulk of time. Many a man has had the
Id and gems were recovered
supposed to be peopled by spirits,
all of them subject to God, for he
controlled everything supernatural.
The moral distinctions which are
taken for granted in our day were
but imperfectly thought of at this
tune. Compare Job 2, lff., where
even Satan takes his orders from
God and reports to hint.
He prophesied -Margin "raved."
"An ecstatic condition due to su-
pernatural influence good or evil"
(Cambridge Bible); in the one case
religious zeal would result, in the
other raving madness, as hero.
David played -Seo 1 Sam. 10. 14-
23.
11. Saul cast. his spear --In view
cf verse 17 it has been thought that
this means brandished his spear
and that it is one of two instances
of Saul's threatening to do what
he is recorded as actually doing in
1 Sam. 19. 10, 11.
Avoided -Tho older sense of this
word is "escaped." David left the
court till the fit of madness should
be passed.
13. Remo vel hint from him -
Dnvid's post involved constant ac-
CCRR to Saul's person whose fear
(verse 12) led him, even though it
was a promotion, to appoint him a
captain over a thousand, that he
might bo kept at a remote distance
from the king.
Went out and canto in before Iho
people -A phrase indicating public
s(-rvic s, especially leadership in
arms. It seems to suggest frank-
ness in the discharge of public
duties. More successful than Blood was. Since then the cnpricioi ; princess
14. Behaved himself wisely -This the clever thief, also said to be an has rejected three or foi r eligibles
ex -army officer. who in 1829 stole of royal station, consequently so -
the Dutch regalia, although this ciety's distrust that she will ever be-
come the Duchess of Turin.
CHANCE WORD.
"You never can tell," observed
Uncle Allen Sparks, "what lasting
GUARDING STAT
JEWELS ! rubbery was intense -not only in
1, n 1. J Paris, but throughout Franco ; and,
as in the recent case at Dublin, the
wildest and most sensational ru-
mors were soon afloat regarding the
identity of the thief or thieves, the
names of high officials and people
Df rank and standing in society be-
ing freely bandied about from
Elaborate Precautions Are Always mouth to mouth. Nor was this
AND HOW SOME Olt", MAI
11:1ft'E BEEN STOLEN.
Taken to Safeguard 'Them
From Thieves.
The theft of the Crown Jewels
from Dublin Castle is all the more
remarkable when one comes to re-
flect upon the elaborate precautions
that are invariably taken, or are
supposed to be invariably taken,
to safeguard these costly gums,
says London Tit -Ilius.
In this particular case, it will be
remembered, an armed sentry was
on duty day and night outside the
apartment where was kept the safe
ie which they •were stored. Yet
they were undoubtedly stolen;
though when and by whom is, at
the moment of writing, a mystery.
In like manner there disappear-
ed, once upon a time, the Scottish
regalia, now preserved in Edin-
burgh Castle. These historic re-
lics consist of a jewelled crown,
part of which, at least, encircled
the brow of Robert Bruce ; a sword
of State, the gift of Pope Julius 11.
to James IV. ; a sceptre, and an
antique silver "rod of office." At clined to slip in the bonds of Hymen,
the date of the Union these were and now nobody will believe that her
safe. Soon after they were miss- rumored engagement to the Duke of
ing, although whether stolen or
simply mislaid nobody seemed able
to tell. Nor has the mystery been
eroperly cleared up to this day.
All that is known for certain is that
in the year 1818 they were restored
to the light of day, having been ac-
cidentally found hidden away
mystery ever properly cleared up,
although a portion of the stolen
property was eventually found hid-
den in an alley -way in the Champs
Elysees.
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WORST FLIRT IN EUROPE
SAID TO BE PRINCESS PAT OF
CONNAU'GIIT.
King Edward's Beautiful Niece
Takes l'leosure in Rejecting
Suitors.
"Tho most incorrigible flirt in
Europe," is what they aro now call-
ing the beautiful niece of King Ed-
ward, Princess Patricia of Con-
naught.
Married according to Dame Rum-
or a dozen tines, the wilful daughter
of King Edward's only, brother, the
Duke of Connaught, has steadily do -
Turin is anything more than another
of those pranks of which she is so
fond.
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HEALTH
HEART -DISEASE IN ('HILD111:N.
Diseases of the ..cart aro geacrally
supposed to be the fate of adults and
not of children and this is largely
true, although there aro exceptions
to the rule, if rule it can be called.
Those exceptions are generally the
result of the acute infectious disord-
ers in childhood, such as scarlet fev-
er. An attack of rheumatic fever in
childhood is almost certain to affect
the heart, but heart weakness may
bo the sequel to any debilitating
disease.
Tho symptoms of heart trouble in
children are very much tno, same as
in adults. There may be a feeling
of distress round the heart, or even
of actual pain. There wit ahnost
certainly be a rapid pulse and short-
ness of breath on exertion, accom-
panied by great sensations of fa-
tigue. The sufferer is subject to at-
tacks of the "blues," a small or ca-
pricious appetite is usual, with con-
sequent loss of flesh. The child will
sometimes start from sleep in great
agitation and terror with a rapidly
beating heart, and chorea --St. Vit-
us's dance -is often an accompani-
ment of a damaged heart.
In these cases, on placing the car
to the region of the heart a distinct
blowing sound or "murmur" will bo
IS VERY BEAUTIFUL.
heard, and this is a proof that the
valves are not doing their work pro-
perly.
Princess "Pat," as she is affec- often outgrow these val-
tionately called by her people, who voChildrlar affections
en of ns of the heart, and
idolize her, violates many of the ac- the danger with them is not so much
IN AN OLD OAK CHEST cepted laws regarding princesses. in the immediate present, as in the
in one of the cellars of tho building.In the first place she is very bosun- future. There is danger that the
fol, with golden hair and soulful heart may become so far damaged
There have been three attempts blue eyes, a superb complexion, fine that it will meet badly the demands
at least to steal the State Towels figure, youth and the charm of culti- made upon it by adolescence.
vation. Moreover, she steadfastly In the treatment of lhis condition
declines to be considered a mere rest is of the greatest importance,
pawn in the political game of drugs being only secondary. To
Europe. She has announced that estat►tish ane rigidly carry out a
she will only marry where her heart proper mode of life, and then rest,
dictates, but meantime she is having rest, rest, is where the difficulty
plenty of amusement at the expense comes in. It is impossible to make
royal position. a little, restless, active child undcr-
King Edward had a thought for stand the importance of keeping
Patricia. Edward, while the most quiet, and this makes it absolutely
affectionate of uncles, is, neverthe- necessary that watchfulness on the
the three desperadoes were purse- less, patriotic to the corn. He him- part of the parent or teacher should
ed and overtaken, although not be- self has made many sacrifices in the not be relaxed. Stairs should bo
fore they had got clear of the pre- interest of Britain, and ho exacts of taken slowly, runnning should bo
tincts of the building with their every one of his relations that they forbidden, and the
weechild should not
le with dtnet
precious booty. likewise bo willing to yield their own be
It was this affair which caused wishes to the good of the cause. children. Skipping-ropes and hoops
the authorities to adopt precautions REJECTED ALFONSO. and all toys calling for violent exer-
for effectually guarding these price- circ should be put out of sight, and
less treasures which are in vogue, His general policy is to bind the a daily effort he made to keep the
practically unchanged, at the pre- nations of Western Europe together, child amused and occupied in a quiet
sent day. They consist in a special especially those situated along the fashion. A happy medium must bo
military guard of picked !non, the Mediterranean, his thought being to
giving and receiving of a counter- isolate Germany, which power he
sign which is changed every twenty- regards as Englands most redoubt-
f„iir hours, and the establishment able foe of the future. Hence when
of a rigid system of visiting patrols, King Alfonso came to England
rounds. etc., at night, supplement- awooing King Edward could hardly
et; by special watchmen in the day- conceal his pleasure. ----
time. What monarch in Europe could of- WIZEN VISITING SICK.
Besides all this the bulk of the for to a kingly suitor such a bride as
most valuable of the jewels are se- Princess "Pat" I
cured by All that Edward thought of her at -
A MASSIVEIRON GRATI\G, tractiveness King Alfonso promptly
concurred in. He had never seen
the keys of which aro in the pus- such beautiful youth, such vivacity,
session of the Lord Chamberlain, such tact, such power to please. Pa -
out of whose personal custody they tricia so filled his eyes that he had
are supposed never to bc. Curi-
ously enough, this seeming super-
fluity of caution very nearly result-
ed in the destruction of the entire
collection by the great fire which
broke out in the Tower in October,
1841. The flames had actually in-
vaded the Jewel House before Mr.
Mwifte, the keeper, had succeed-
ed, with the aid of a crowbar. in
forcing an aperture wide enough to
admit of his handing out the trea-
sures to the firemen and police in
waiting, by whom they were
promptly conveyed, under military
escort, to the Governor's house.
ea England, which are kept in the
'rower of London, the most seri-
ous by far being that engineered
by a certain Colonel Blood, who
actually succeeded in getting pos-
session for a time of the crown and
sceptre. This he did by overpow-
ering and binding the aged keeper,
with the assistance of two confed-
erates. But the old man managed
to rase an alarm, and help arriv-
ing from an unexpected quarter,
found between spoiling the child and
allowing it to cry violently. and this
is a matter for al the tact that can
be exerted. The medical treatment
will of course be in the bands of the
physician. -Youth's Companion.
no time for any other of the royal to say.
ladies who sought to win his smiles. 2.Do not impress upon them
Fora time it suited the whim of what, a very good time you are hav-
Patricia to indulge the of ing in the world, while they are out
the ruler of Spain. It passesseddf (rein of it all.
court to court throughout Europe 3. Usually try to bring some little
that Patricia was to become the thin to them. It need not be ex -
bride of Spain's ruler. King Ed-
ward could hardly restrain his ex- pensive, but n single flower, a bunch
pression of royal pleasure. of grapes, a potted plant, or a little
But one find day Patricia told the leaflet,. All these things relieve the
real truth about her feelings, and monotony of their existence.
Alfonso was sent about his business •4 The weather often depresses
so roughly that his kingly head must tick people, and if practical it is ad -
have reeled. %inable to call on stormy days, or on
the second day of a long storm, thus
bringing a little sunshine to them.
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HOW TO STOP NOSE BLEED.
1. Let the invalids talk of them-
selves first. I have noticed particu-
larly with those who are much alone,
tnat they want to tell what they
have been doing, who has called,
and a little about their aches and
pains. After that they will gladly
listen to anything that you may have
salcm (2 ..ern. 6. 14), tut t is wn'r 15. Stood in awe of -.\ semireli-
that in view of existingalliances !unusual, such demonstrations be
ing generally confined to women. goons fear. He knew that Das id
and understandings any war in To meet king Haul-Ostenaihly, Incl Jehovah's blessing been
but really t.. praise David. though lid+, may not have been
Timbrels 1 kind of hand drum :mare of his anointing by Samuel.
or tambourine used for aeompani- 10. All Israel and Judah - Tho
meet to the voice. se. pnrale naming of Judah in speak -
Joy -- Demonstarations of joy, ing ckc�intortl Israel.
meay boftlater condhe i
such as shouts and songs. t ions, when the two formed rival
Instruments of music- Margin rations, or it may bo merely the
reads:�� "three stringed instru 1.romin.nce which was duo David's
meats.
7. Sang one to another -The bal-
anced forst of Hebrew poetry v-ith
its repetitions. contrasts, and re-
frains lent itself very readily to
antiphonal use, of which this is an
instance. It was further develop-
e•i by the great double choirs in
the temple service of a later elate.
Thousands . . . ten thousands -
Under the Oriental poetic form this
was a Clear comparison of Saul and
David to the disadvantage of Saul.
8. Wroth --Full of wrath.
Europe would involve four or even
more powers. For the triple alli-
ance is now opposed by a "triple
understanding," and to all intents
and purposes France and England
,are allies. Ijrnce the cost to one
nation inu:cf ' • multiplied by four
at Ica t, and alien that is done the
result is too appalling to contem-
latc.
If France or England had author-
ized the publication of such a bol.
letin by its general staff the mili-
tary party would have accused the
gcvernnient of fear, cowardice and
weakness. Germany is so powerful
and so "military" that nothing of
the sort can or will be said. What
the bulletin sets forth is as true,
doubtless, as it is terrible, and the
terrible truth should make for san-
ity, for peace, for care in diplo-
macy and international dealings.
A sn-x hall in the hand is worth
three in the rack.
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own tribe.
Loved David --This is the first
:urggestion of an affeetion and lon•-
aity accorded David by his people,
which was altogether unique in
Israel's history.
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NEED IT.
"\\'lint's the matter with you ?"
demanded itorern, hot,v. "I've got
a right to air my opinions, haven't
9. Saul eyed David --An ex;tres- i"
sive terns, and a literal transits- ••t)h. of course," -r;.lied Brightly.
tion of the Hebrew word. It con- "They're so stale and must, they
veys the thought of suspicion and certainly need something of that
envy. sort.'
10. .1n evil spirit - Even up t., t'�c
time of Christ Any mental ol.'' s-
alon and certain physical nisi/idle, "I notv•r Gat you nlwcyr. sit at
were attributed to the aefitiries of Vons circ'. left. Mr. Wags."
c gc�shape of his nose changed for life
some being traced to Brooklyn, New
that the nose presses against the
York, while another portion was by calling another man a liar."
arteries leading to the nasal pas-
;,ng's, and stops the blood before it
can reach thr►n.
in very • ' ere rases tying n hand-
kerchief around the arms ar,rl legs,
making the bandages tight enough
to stop circulation. effectually stops
the nose from bleeding. in remov-
ing the bandages all must not be
taken off at once, hut each one slow-
ly, that the blood may not flow
quickly, breaking out again at the
weak place. When the bleeding is
so severe as to require this tient-
ment it would bo well to call a phy-
sician.
A simple way of stopping nose
bleedings is to wind a piece of tissue
paper abort two inches long into a
tight roll half the size of the little
finger. This is then placed in tho
mouth under the upper lip, as far
up as it can go. Of course this
brings it just beneath the nose, and
with the tongue the roll is kept in
position. The advantage of this is
found hidden in a cellar in Brus-
sels.
FRENCH CROWN JEWELS.
Undoubtrdly, however, the most
successful coup of the kind ever
made was that brought off by the
trio of French burglars who in 1;'fi.
1•roke into the Garde Meuble, in
Paris, under the very noses, so to
speak, of the officers and men of
the guard stationed in the court-
yard of the building. Not only did
these clever villains sueceed in car-
r% ing off the regalia, including, of
curse, the crown and sceptre, but
they also made a clean sweep of
every other article of value that the
Ftrong-room contained. Amongst
those were the jewel -'n -•rusted gol-
den shrine bequeathed by Cardinal
Rieltclictt to Louis X111. ;the great
"l'itt" or ''iiegent" diamond, re-
puted to be worth 82.500,000; some
six hundred other valuable dia
fronds. rubies. emeralds, etc ; and
a number of priceless vases of gold
A touching exposition of the right
way to regard money transactions is
recorded by n Burma paper. A ba -
boo, fined by his superior for neglect
of duty, addressed to him these
memorable words :--"Your Honor
may be right, 1 may be wrong ; I
may be right, and Honor wrong.
Let Honor give me back the fino,
and then at the clay of resurreetion,
when all hearts will be open. if I am
wrong i will most gladly, sir, return
your Honor the money."
Excuse us, but did you shovel it
off before you left home this morn-
ing?
"One fault I find with much of the
creamery butter, as well as the
farmer's butter, is that the cream is
allowed to get too old. Our farmers
A girl should look happy because
evil spirits. The whole world lnv "Yes... frankly rr•tlisd Mr. Meggs; agate, emthyst, and rock ervstal. she is not married ; a wife because
1.eyond practical inve'tigatio;i was "Car - the 10 hos glass eye is on." Tho excitement occasioned by the she is.
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DOG TAIL SOUP.
"You have heard, no doubt, of the
feat ?
The traveller and his dog were
lost and hungry on the plains. Night
fell. It looked as thnugl+ soth must
go siipperless to bed.
"But the ingenious traveller cut
off the dog's tail, made a nutritious
soup of it and gave the hungry ani-
mal the !ono."
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